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Iraqi army division of 8,000 men surrenders

An entire division of the Iraqi army, numbering 8,000 soldiers, surrendered to coalition forces in southern Iraq on Friday, Pentagon officials said.

Iraqi army division of 8,000 men surrenders

Sat, 22 Mar, 2003 - 00:05

An entire division of the Iraqi army, numbering 8,000 soldiers, surrendered to coalition forces in southern Iraq on Friday, Pentagon officials said.

Iraq’s 51st Infantry Division surrendered as British and US forces advanced toward Basra, Iraq’s second largest city.

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